Need Help

[Night_Wolf]

Heya Guys,
I'm new here

I've been having a problem and am seeking some help.
The thing is I reinstalled Windows(Clean reinstall) some time ago and since then I'm having problems with games.
Eg NFS MW, Halo(Even Unreal Tournament ) etc wont run.
I checked out systemrequirementslab.com and it says that I dont have "Video HW Transform & Lighting" which is required to run the game.
The thing is i've played the same games before on the same pc before the format.
System Specs.

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2, v.2135
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13
Memory (RAM): 503 MB
CPU Info: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Speed: 2996.9 MHz
Sound card: Realtek HD Audio output
Display Adapters: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768 - 32 bit
Network: Network Present
Network Adapters: Huawei MT882 USB Remote Network Device - Packet Scheduler Miniport | WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
CD / DVD Drives: E: SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-152C | F: SONY CD-RW CRX230E | G: | J: MagicISOVirtual DVD-ROM | K: RB0823M APD423P
COM Ports: COM1
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 5 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 35.5GB | D: 39.1GB | I: 74.5GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 17.9GB | D: 28.7GB | I: 2.3GB
USB Controllers: 5 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
PCMCIA (Laptops): Not Installed
Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
Product Make:
AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 07/22/05 | INTEL - 20050722
Time Zone: SE Asia Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: Intel Corporation D915GLVG
Modem: Not detected
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Can anyone provide me any solution to this ?
Maybe the drivers are wrong or something

[u551]

If those games ran before then yeah, seems like a driver problem - video driver problem to be more exact. Be sure to install latest drivers from the manufacturer.

[Night_Wolf]

Well yeah the thing is i've downloaded the latest drivers.
can anyone maybe point me to the correct ones (thats why I posted my specs) and how to update them ?

[u551]

I have my doubts about that graphic chip even having HW T&L feature... Are you sure you dont have video card in there and just using that chip by accident?

[Night_Wolf]

Any way I can find out if I have the video card or not ?
because most probably its an onboard one

[Night_Wolf]

Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel i915P/i915G rev. 00
Southbridge Intel 82801FB (ICH6) rev. 03

Thats the PC chipset according to cpuz and the driver that i've installed is

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-011594.htm

Second one on the list

[u551]

Yes, the line:
"Display Adapters: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family"
says you have onboard chipset. And very few Intel Express chips have Hardware T&L, which is needed for some (or all?) of those games.

Im just wondering how on earth did you manage running these games before the windows reinstall!? :D Did you unplug your monitor from the back of your computer during the process btw?

[Night_Wolf]

Hehe,

Those games ran fine mate,and very fast too
I just dont know whats wrong -_-

[u551]

Only things i can think of:
1) You have additional graphic card, but somehow managed to switch using onboard one.
2) You have installed wrong drivers for your onboard graphics, which is actually better than 82915G/GV/910GL but its similar enough to work with those drivers too.

EDIT:
to check number 1: Look at the backside of your computer, and see if theres more than one socket to plug your monitor cable.

to check number 2: i dont know. how did you end up choosing those drivers?

[Night_Wolf]

I used Everest Home Edition.
I'm kinda confused which one of those is the correct driver for my computer because theres a 915G,915GV,910GL too
and my pc supports hyperthreading too if thats of any use

[u551]

I googled your motherboard, and based on that id say you have 915GL chipset.
Link to download the drivers:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...ProductID=1764

That card does not support hardware T&L. So check the option 1 in my previous post first.

[Night_Wolf]

Sorry been out of town for 2 days

About the query theres only one socket for the monitor cable
Any other suggestions ,I'm kinda desperate here!
Is my pc borked forever ?

[Underclocker]

Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

Motherboard: Intel Corporation D915GLVG

The drivers you need are here: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...ProductID=2062

Just pick your OS.

[Night_Wolf]

Those are exactly the drivers that I've installed =(

[Night_Wolf]

Have I mentioned that FIFA 07 and CS work perfectly on my computer but UT (Then one from 1997) doesnt

[Night_Wolf]

Should I reformat or something ?

[Night_Wolf]

Damn No reply for days :(

Anyways the thing is most prolly I'll have to get myself a new video card?
Anyway if I can know if a card is compatible with my PC or not ??
And anyone wanna suggest a good card for about 100$ or so ??

[Night_Wolf]

Forgot to mention,
I have a PCI and a PCI-E x1 slot

[Underclocker]

Well, it certainly wouldn't hurt to format and do a fresh reinstall.

If you want to get a video card you'll have to stick with a PCI one since there aren't any PCI-E x1 cards on the market. This one would be your best bet: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131082

Plus it's cheap

[Night_Wolf]

I was looking for kinda well a Geforce 7300 or a 7200 or even a 8600.
Wont they work ?